The greatest lesson that I learned from someone else is one which I acquired from Professor Gateman and Robert Herjavec and that is to have modest arrogance. At the end of the term, Professor Gateman gave the class a speech in attempts to boost our confidence for the exam, and I suppose he was also trying to inspire us. He told us that we are all just as smart, if not smarter, than those around us. We cannot underestimate ourselves and our intelligence. There is a necessity to consistently believe that you can do anything. Now, this statement comes with a warning. Indeed, we are to believe that we are intelligent, but there must be a sense of modesty. To be intelligent does not imply that one has to point at others saying that they are smarter than them, because at the end of the day, it does not matter if you are the smartest person in the world if no one likes you. It is difficult to succeed alone.
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